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UCSD ~ CO 2020 ~ ex-appblr ~ Put your hair up and handle it

[universi-tea]

i think one of the biggest problems i have with getting stuff done is i assume it’s easy for other people. like “she gets up at six every morning because she’s a morning person” or “yeah, he can run five miles every day but he likes running” or “she knows five languages, her brains just wired differently than mine” when in reality it’s all about discipline for everyone. like yeah, some people have natural aptitudes for some things but anyone that’s accomplishing anything is putting in the work. achievements don’t come easy, and i think if i start acknowledging that it’s like that for everyone i can stop making excuses

[storydesk-deactivated20190520]

studyblrs! this isn’t instagram! not everything has to be for the aesthetic! show me your caffeine-fuelled all-nighters, your fave budget recipe, the postcards you have on your wall! show me that photo where you’ve got a double chin laughing and you’re having the best time of your life! we’re more than just pretty notes! talk about your life, not just your highlights!

[logarlthms]

the upcoming academic year is coming up so i just want to say:

1) please prioritise your mental health!! don’t overwork yourself to the point where you physically and mentally can’t handle it anymore. your own wellbeing is the most important

2) please tell your teachers about anything that could hinder your studies so that they can support you!! for example if you’re having a depressive episode and that means that you’re unable to meet a deadline then tell your teacher!!!!! your teachers are meant to support you, not hinder your progress

3) your mental illnesses don’t make you any less intelligent or any less deserving of respect. you’re strong and important and i know the extent of which school environments can deteroriate your mental health but i’m so proud of you and you deserve everything good in the world

3) you’re incredible and strong and i know that you’re going to be so amazing this year

[thelawgraduate]

BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY 2: Fjallraven Kanken

My new Kanken (in this gorgeous red colour) is the latest addition to my University wardrobe. It’s the perfect bag - it’s waterproof, has a laptop section, and has straps designed to re-distribute heavy weight across your shoulders.

Here’s glimpse into what a carry round in my bag at University:

My pencil case

Pouch with money, travel card, and headphones

My daily folder - containing all the work I’ve done at home to take into class with me

A4 notebook for taking notes in class, with a pocket folder to store them in afterwards

MacBook air - only on days when I’m working in the library after

My Leuchtturm1917 bullet journal

Because I’m an stationery addict, of course I had to include what’s in my pencil case as well:

4 of my favourite pen

6 random pens - I can’t let them go

Mechanical pencil

Glue stick, ruler, and scissors - the essentials

6 gorgeous pastel highlighters

What do you keep in your bag? Is there anything you think I’m missing from mine?

The Giveaway:

For the second of my back to school giveaways, I’m giving you the chance to win a bundle of the following:

A Fjallraven Kanken in the colour of your choice

The A4 notebook - featured in the images

The spotty pencil case - featured in the images

A pack of 6 pastel highlighters - featured in the images

Rules rules rules:

Must be following me, and preferably be active i.e. ask me questions, tag me in things, reblog my posts

Reblog this as an entry, likes are only bookmarks. I’ll use a random number generator to help me pick the winner

You can follow me on twitter @_thelawgraduate for an extra entry

You can enter as many times as you like but don’t spam your followers, please 

It’s international, and you don’t have to be a studyblr to enter - it might inspire you to start your own!

The deadline is September 14th - good luck!

[findx]

We would commiserate with each other about how high school felt like a farce, like a four-year-long audition, and then we would go on to attend Ivies and top state universities and small liberal arts colleges and we would eventually switch our majors to something safe, like economics or computer science. And we would rebel, sure; we would dance on tabletops and kiss the wrong person and backpack through Europe, but inevitably, the intoxicating allure of the corporate world and all of its comforts would yank us back to the paths drawn for us before we were born. And by age thirty, we would make six-figures annually; we would have a mortgage, two-point-one kids, and a nice house in a nice neighborhood, and we would have grown into the boring-ass adults we swore we’d never be.

and maybe this is who we are meant to become (via findx)

[teentriton-blog]

Stop comparing yourself to your best friend. Stop comparing yourself to your classmates. Stop comparing yourself to the people who “always score well”. 

You’re all in different places, and more often than not, people only show you the sides of them they want you to see. Take a deep breath and keep going. You are enough. 

[teentriton-blog]

The thing is

I’m going into my third year of college and I love where I go to school. I really do. I find new things to love about it literally every single day! 

But. I am still sad that I didn’t get into my dream school. And it’s ok! Because this is how it is and sometimes you just don’t get un-sad about things that happen, even if said thing happened (or didn’t happen) over two years ago. 

To all the incoming freshmen who didn’t get in or aren’t attending their absolute dream school: I’m rooting for you, I’m rooting for your happiness at whichever school you’ll be attending in the fall, and I’m rooting for the fact that everything will, eventually, be ok in the end. 

[1forher-deactivated20220505]

[okayysophia]

[sadegg]

everyone: “but youre doing so well in school”

me: i am literally dying i dont know who i am and im a shell of myself. i cant remember one thing i did last week, everything is a blur and i some how simultaneously sleep all the time and never sleep 

[eearth-deactivated20180601]

The real glo up is when you stop waiting to turn into some perfect hypothetical version of yourself and consciously enjoy being who you are in the present moment.

[kuntsuragi]

anyone else fucking LOVE BEING IN BED???

[kochamchleb]

I need to like, lint roll myself. On a physical and emotional level

[staganddragon-deactivated201804]

Soft things my dad has done

One time when he was 18, he was fishing and found a baby salamander someone had tried and failed to use as bait. It had a huge gash in its side and didn’t look like it would make it. He put it in the bucket he was going to put fish in and took it home, then performed “surgery” on the little guy to mend the gash. It couldn’t move, so my dad fed it and nursed it back to health until the gash was healed. Since he’d taken it in as a baby, it wasn’t equipped to stay alive in the wild, so he kept it in a giant aquarium next to his bed. It stayed alive until my sister was born six years later.

His dad took him deer hunting once when he was in middle school. They hunted all day and never saw a single deer. At the end of the day as the sun was setting, they found one, and my dad yelled at my grandpa not to shoot it because it didn’t deserve to die. He hasn’t been deer hunting since.

Two people I used to be best friends with don’t have stable parents. My dad takes them out for lunch and out fishing regularly, and even though I am not friends with either of them anymore, he still makes time for them as if they were his own kids.

Sometimes I catch him crying at videos of dogs on the internet.

One time he was crying and I asked him what was wrong and he gave me a hug and said there isn’t always a reason. I’ve held on to that.

He told me that if (if) he dies, he wants to die by being drowned in a horde of puppies because otherwise, what’s the point?

He makes sure to say “I love you” to my mom and me every day, because he once told me he never once heard it from his parents as a kid.

Saw my mom looking at a bird, so he found out what kind of bird it was and drew a picture of it for her.

Heard me crying after a hard day and brought me a box of milk duds, because even though I’m lactose intolerant, it was an occasion on which they were needed.

Shows me every day that men who feel allowed to be open, vulnerable, soft, and emotional are so much happier than men who are told to keep it all inside.

[despicablewench]

no offense but check yes juliet kill the limbo i’ll keep tossin rocks at your window

[aestudier]

As mentioned on my meal plan post, recipe finding can take up a lot of time so I’ve grouped up some yummy lunch ideas for you!! /ᐠ.ᆽ.ᐟ \

Pasta/Noodles:

cheese tomato alfredo bake

beef broth udon

teriyaki chicken with zucchini noodles

baked ziti

creamy spinach alfredo pasta

mac & cheese

lemon basil pasta

mushroom + soba noodles

lemon garlic shrimp pasta

4 ways to make penne

Rice:

chicken / spam sushi 

bacon egg fried rice

pineapple fried rice

sriracha mayo chicken rice balls

Others:

tortilla wrap ‘sushi’ roll 

cucumber ham rollups

spinach + feta cheese savoury muffins

cheddar corn fritters

cheesy potato bacon bake

chicken mozzarella sticks

shrimp avocado plantain cups

zucchini tots

Vegan:

Liv’s Healthy Life - 1 / 2 / 3

sweet potato brownies

thai basil noodles

fried brown rice + bell peppers & red beans

roasted pepper oregano pasta

brown rice pasta + sweet potato sauce w/ basil

brown rice + mushroom & kale

[black-to-the-bones-deactivated2]

Each one of these women has an amazing story to tell, but we know nothing about them. This history is hidden from us, because they are women of color. 

[eatingcroutons]

Their names are Dr Anandibai Joshi, class of 1886; Dr Kei Okami, class of 1889; and Dr Sabat Islambooly, class of 1890. 

Dr Joshi was the first Indian woman to earn an MD; her Wikipedia page has the broad details of her life story. She argued that she should go to medical school due to “a growing need for Hindu lady doctors in India”, and was apparently the only student with the stomach to last through a demonstration autopsy of an infant. She died of tuberculosis in 1887, aged just 21 years old, but was such a remarkable figure that her first biography was published in 1888; since then there have been multiple biographies, a novel, a play, and a Hindi serial about her life. Drexel University has quite a few more documents about her in their archives.

Dr Okami was the first Japanese woman to earn a degree in Western medicine from a Western university; she also has a Wikipedia page which gives an overview of her life. Among other things she was appointed to head the gynaecology unit at Jikei Hospital in Tokyo, but resigned after Emperor Meiji visited the hospital and refused to receive her because she was a woman.

Dr Islambooly is the least well-known; her life was mostly undocumented after she returned home to Syria as the country’s first female physician. She was apparently a Kurdish Jewish woman who later moved to Cairo, where she died in 1941.

Here’s an article about their medical school, mentioning some of the other pioneering women who attended it.